Comments on: Duke Energy dispenses with civil discourse http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2009/04/08/civil-discourse/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nancy http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2009/04/08/civil-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Nancy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:41:04 +0000 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/?p=618#comment-33 The same version of what is happening with Duke and Steve Smith is happening in many places in the U.S. It's just more blatant in the South. Here in the West utilities like Xcel Energy PRETEND to be green, while pulling back on renewable energy contracts and putting up a new 750 MW coal plant. Why are the utilities so backwards? I don't know. Perhaps the same reason that the car industry gave us Hummers and Ford F150s when we needed hybrids. The same version of what is happening with Duke and Steve Smith is happening in many places in the U.S. It’s just more blatant in the South. Here in the West utilities like Xcel Energy PRETEND to be green, while pulling back on renewable energy contracts and putting up a new 750 MW coal plant.

Why are the utilities so backwards? I don’t know. Perhaps the same reason that the car industry gave us Hummers and Ford F150s when we needed hybrids.

]]> By: Nancy http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2009/04/08/civil-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Nancy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:38:18 +0000 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/?p=618#comment-32 Thank you for your courage in standing up to these dinosaurs. If people had any idea what is going on right now, and what is to come, I believe they would be outraged. Unfortunately the deniers and destroyers run the show. They own most of our politicians and most of our regulatory agencies. The lack of oversight is similar to what happened in financial markets -- where the regulators and regulated were too cozy, and a revolving door often existed. Coal-fired power plants are the largest single source of global warming. Let's wake up before we reach a global temperature increase of 3 degrees C. Thank you for your courage in standing up to these dinosaurs. If people had any idea what is going on right now, and what is to come, I believe they would be outraged.

Unfortunately the deniers and destroyers run the show. They own most of our politicians and most of our regulatory agencies.
The lack of oversight is similar to what happened in financial markets — where the regulators and regulated were too cozy, and a revolving door often existed.

Coal-fired power plants are the largest single source of global warming. Let’s wake up before we reach a global temperature increase of 3 degrees C.

]]> By: Jason C http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2009/04/08/civil-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jason C Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:44:16 +0000 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/?p=618#comment-22 I hope soon that Duke Energy will become an ally for progress instead of a hindrance. The times are changing. Immaturity on top of obfuscation cannot be tolerated. I hope soon that Duke Energy will become an ally for progress instead of a hindrance. The times are changing. Immaturity on top of obfuscation cannot be tolerated.

]]> By: Sara T http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2009/04/08/civil-discourse/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Sara T Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:51:39 +0000 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/?p=618#comment-21 It is beyond discouraging when big utilities react so strongly and so childishly to the efforts of those pursuing real solutions to climate change. We need to be able to work with the folks at Duke and have that critical dialogue so we can make the transition from dirty and archaic energy sources like coal and nuclear to clean, sustainable and just energy sources! Why is it that Steve Smith and SACE can see the opportunities and potential of uniquely southern energy sources (like our offshore wind potential), but Duke continues to deny and ignore those opportunities? Again, it's beyond discouraging. It is beyond discouraging when big utilities react so strongly and so childishly to the efforts of those pursuing real solutions to climate change. We need to be able to work with the folks at Duke and have that critical dialogue so we can make the transition from dirty and archaic energy sources like coal and nuclear to clean, sustainable and just energy sources! Why is it that Steve Smith and SACE can see the opportunities and potential of uniquely southern energy sources (like our offshore wind potential), but Duke continues to deny and ignore those opportunities? Again, it’s beyond discouraging.

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